Mark Stutz
02-16-2006, 11:21 PM
Well, my slide down this slope has been fast and furious!:eek: As with most, it started with a few planes, rapidly spread to a few chisels, and inevitably to saws! I'm just not far enough down the slope to tackle sharpening a 14 ppi tenon saw!
I recently sent a couple of old tenon saws to Mike Wenzloff for sharpening, and after he got them we were talking about rip vs, crosscut. I decided neither was deep enough to really make a rip, in case I wanted to do any big tenons (think workbench), and decided I NEEDED and new saw;) :D .
What a fun experience. This is truly a custom saw. Since I'm a novice I asked for a lot of advice in choosing length, ppi, handle style, etc. Mike was ever so patient, and sometimes I felt bad because he answered my emails so promptly and it took me a while:o . The only problem was that he had too many choices of wood for the handle!:D I couldn't make up my mind! I finally settled on Panamanian Rosewood for the new rip saw, and rehandled an R.H. Davis with Mubangu. The old one wasn't too bad but this is custom and fits my hand so much better.
Thanks Mike.
I recently sent a couple of old tenon saws to Mike Wenzloff for sharpening, and after he got them we were talking about rip vs, crosscut. I decided neither was deep enough to really make a rip, in case I wanted to do any big tenons (think workbench), and decided I NEEDED and new saw;) :D .
What a fun experience. This is truly a custom saw. Since I'm a novice I asked for a lot of advice in choosing length, ppi, handle style, etc. Mike was ever so patient, and sometimes I felt bad because he answered my emails so promptly and it took me a while:o . The only problem was that he had too many choices of wood for the handle!:D I couldn't make up my mind! I finally settled on Panamanian Rosewood for the new rip saw, and rehandled an R.H. Davis with Mubangu. The old one wasn't too bad but this is custom and fits my hand so much better.
Thanks Mike.